Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 7616

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 7616. Appearance by State; burden of proof

(a) The State shall appear and be represented by the State’s Attorney for the county in which the hearing takes place or by the Attorney General at his or her discretion.

(b) The State shall have the burden of proving its case by clear and convincing evidence.

(c) The Attorney for the State shall have the authority to dismiss the application at any stage of the proceeding. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)